Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-01
JAIL.BREAKIN0.


Weiman Escape from the Coauty Jsi
At hailey--They Probably Crawlet
Through q Narrow Window.
Frank Armstrong and Louis Wei.
man escaped from the county Jail las,
night. How they got out is . mys.
terry, opinion being divided on the
subject. Some believe that there wal
collision with some ono about the
Jail, while others are firmly convinced
that they must have crawled through
one of the narrow windows Of the Jail,
and that the southeast corner window
which lights the water.closet. Two
Of the inside bars of this window
made of inch gas-pipe-were re.
moved; and the outside bar-made
of inch wrought iron-was also re.
moved. This was evidently sawed
from each side for about one. third its
thickness, and the bar then pried of
with crow-bar. The window is made
out of "rock-faced" stone, and varies
in width from about Eve inches to
seven. 1t seems impossible that q
man OF Armstrong; build could have
crawied through such a small opening;
but Weiman is q slim individual and
could crawl through easily.
The escape was not known until Z
O'Clock this morning, when Deputy
Sheriff Howard Gray made his usual
morning round and opened the cells.
cell was locked, but
Weiman's was not, although the door
was closed and it had every appear.
aace of being bolted as usual.
Armstrong was convicted, at the
last term OF the District Court in this
city, OF the murder of Paul Hubert,
the sheep man, and sentenced to be
hanged last winter; but the Supreme
Court having granted him a new trial,
he was to have been retired to- NOR
row. Although but RI years old, he
IS hardened villain, and his crime
vas, judging from the evidence at the
rial, one of the most cold -blooded and
murders ever committed.
Louis Weiman was awaiting trial
IN a charge of train wrecking near
ilenn's Ferry about ten days ago
he punishment for which offsnse is
rom one to FIVE years in the Terrific
ial Penitentiary. He is machinist
md blacksmith by trade, but appar.
'ntly an experienced crook. When
'ut in Jail, be told Sheriff Kinney of
lis trade, remarking, as he looked
round the walls, that he would have
10 trouble in getting out of "this."
The Sheriff, or his deputies, have
'een in the habit of allowing "trust.
es"-i. e., prisoners-to have the
custody of the key to the main en-
rance of the Jail, and tho deputies
left the Jail entirely unat-
ended except by one of the aforesaid
rusties, in an outside room. They
AVE likewise been in tho habit of
eaving the key in an unlocked drawer
n the ante, room and going out around
own for hours. Last night this was
lone, Thomas Baker, a man who had
alf of his 60.day sentence to serve,
eing left in charge; and he was seen
y reliable persons with the key stick
ng out of his pocket. The truth of
his was reluctantly admitted to a
INES reporter this morning by trusty
Baker, in presence of Jailer Burke.
NO REWARD OFFERED.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon a TINES
sporter called at the Jail to ask if
heriff Kinney had offered 4 reward
'r the capture of the escaped Jail
irds. "Not yet" was the reply of the
equity in the jaiier's Office.
NE OF THE JAIL-BRKAKERs NEAR I
HALEY.
About $3.50 this afternoon a man
no spoke with Scotch accent called
the TINES Office, and asked if any I
ward had been offered for the jail l
.sakers?
"Not yet !" the TIMES man replied
"Well," said the stranger, 81 know h
here one of them is. He is within Il
ree.quarters of a mile OF town, and 81
N going to keep my eye on him. j
ut ] won't give him up unless there's